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jmdict 2851495 Active (id: 2157287)
首が繋がる
くびがつながる
1. [exp,v5r] [id]
▶ to be spared from being fired
▶ to avoid getting the chop

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2021-11-09 13:40:35  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
2. A 2021-11-09 11:27:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
首が繋がる	232
首が繋る	< 20
Koj, Daijs
  Comments:
Helps to spell it correctly. XがVerb expressions are not really intransitive.
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>首が繋る</keb>
+<keb>首が繋がる</keb>
@@ -13,2 +13,2 @@
-<pos>&vi;</pos>
-<gloss>to be luckily spared from being fired/sacked</gloss>
+<gloss>to be spared from being fired</gloss>
+<gloss>to avoid getting the chop</gloss>
1. A* 2021-11-08 15:10:04  Juan Cardona <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/首が繋がる/

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